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May 7, 2019
Highlights: Sells Boyds Mills
I have to admit that this surprises me a bit. On Monday I saw the news that Highlights for Children has sold Boyds Mills Press with Calkins Creek and WordSong to Kane Press. The deal goes into effect immediately. The new combined publishers will be Boyds Mills and Kane and will be based in New […]
May 6, 2019
Choosing Topics: Writing for the Kid You Were
I’ve been watching various presentations at School Library Journals Middle Grade Magic webinar. One of them that really made me think was a keynote by Ali Benjamin, author of The Next Great Paulie Fink and The Think about Jellyfish. She discussed writing a book for her middle school self. She wrote what she had needed to realize […]
May 5, 2019
Cinco de Mayo: How did you celebrate?
Yesterday I saw a great meme about celebrating Cinco de Mayo. That was yesterday, by the way. And it also coincided with our city’s spring celebration – the Valley of Flowers. How did I celebrate? We discussed Cinco de Mayo and what it represents. We did not go out to eat. Our favorite Mexican restaurant […]
May 2, 2019
Female Books vs Books
Yesterday, I was on the treadmill reading e-mail when I came across a HarperCollins message advertising this book. My first thought was “awesome – I want to read it.” Not “cool boy book.” I didn’t even consider gendering potential readers until I saw the next e-mail in my queue. Your Best Choices for Mother’s Day. I […]
May 1, 2019
Children’s Nonfiction: How to Get Ready for Jeopardy
Today, I stumbled on a Publisher’s Weekly interview with James Holzhauer. Holzhauer is only the second person to ever win more than a million dollars in regular season play on the game show Jeopardy. And how did he prepare to answer questions on a wide variety of topics? He read children’s nonfiction. I did laugh at how […]
April 30, 2019
Rebus: Way Back When
Yesterday, I read a blog post from the Library of Congress on the various free classic children’s books that can help enhance your celebration of Children’s Book Week. Me being me, I had to click through. Sure John Carter and Anne of Green Gables are great, but what else do they have? I want to […]
April 29, 2019
Favorite Books: What Did You Read as a Child
Children’s Book Week has me thinking about my own childhood favorites. I’m not sure how many were gold medalists of one kind or another but their impact has been lasting. The Boxcar Children. I discovered this one when I was 11. I had just moved to a new school but I was hardly alone. A […]
April 28, 2019
Read Now, Read Forever: Children’s Book Week
This is Children’s Book Week. This years slogan – Read Now, Read Forever. In my heart of hearts, I hope that they mean “read whatever now, read forever,” because getting my son to read actual books has been a 20 year slog. When he was little, he loved to be read to. I think we […]
April 25, 2019
Write a Novel: My Opening Scene
I’m trying to coerce myself into doing a bit of writing this week. Just a little. After all, the rewrite was turned in early in the week and I’m always happier when I’m writing. Way back when I had jury duty, I read a bit of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody. I read […]
April 24, 2019
The Care and Keeping of a Writer
It seemed to make sense at the time. At the beginning of the week, I was working on a requested rewrite with a deadline and helping my sister out as her husband is in the hospital after a bad accident. Stress, stress and more stress. What do you do to stay positive? What do you […]
